The Funeral Oration of Pericles Quotes

“To be happy means to be free and to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.”
― Pericles, The Funeral Oration of Pericles

“Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others so long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins to be incredulous.”
― Pericles, The Funeral Oration of Pericles